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Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 6–2 on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Florida Panthers 2 40-38-4
at Montreal Canadiens 6 48-24-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 0 1 1 2
Montreal Canadiens 2 1 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 6 10 11 27
Montreal Canadiens 8 4 7 19

Three stars

  1. A. Texier, Montreal Canadiens (3 goals)
  2. O. Kapanen, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. S. Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:59 Montreal Canadiens Noah Dobson (8) Mike Matheson (15), Oliver Kapanen (10) Even strength FLA 0, MTL 1
1st 17:35 Montreal Canadiens Oliver Kapanen (15) Juraj Slafkovský (19) Even strength FLA 0, MTL 2
2nd 05:33 Florida Panthers Sam Bennett (15) Unassisted Even strength FLA 1, MTL 2
2nd 13:41 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Texier (5) Alexandre Carrier (11), Nick Suzuki (34) Even strength FLA 1, MTL 3
3rd 07:26 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Texier (6) Mike Matheson (16) Even strength FLA 1, MTL 4
3rd 11:23 Florida Panthers Sam Bennett (16) Evan Rodrigues (12), Niko Mikkola (6) Even strength FLA 2, MTL 4
3rd 17:59 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (16) Oliver Kapanen (11), Lane Hutson (36) Even strength FLA 2, MTL 5
3rd 19:10 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Texier (7) Sammy Blais (5), Joseph Veleno (2) Even strength FLA 2, MTL 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 27 19
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 24 22
Hits 18 18
Blocked shots 11 20
Giveaways 18 10
Takeaways 4 7
Faceoffs won 34/59 (57.6%) 25/59 (42.4%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
9 S. Bennett C 2 0 2 -1 2 4 1 0 52.4% 20:16
10 A. Greer L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 11:19
11 M. Samoskevich R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 11:43
13 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 24:16
15 A. Lundell C 0 0 0 -1 4 5 0 0 68.4% 19:55
17 E. Rodrigues C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 63.6% 17:30
18 N. Gregor L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 05:53
23 C. Verhaeghe C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 18:12
27 E. Luostarinen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 19:36
53 J. Studnicka C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 06:30
70 J. Boqvist C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11:24
71 L. Kunin C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 50% 09:55
2 J. Petry D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 2 16:58
5 A. Ekblad D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 23:32
6 D. Sebrango D 0 0 0 -1 16 1 2 0 11:08
26 U. Balinskis D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 2 18:16
42 G. Forsling D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 23:46
77 N. Mikkola D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21:02
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 19 14 5 .737 58:49 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 15:25
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 16:27
14 N. Suzuki C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 42.9% 21:51
20 J. Slafkovský L 1 1 2 +3 4 0 0 3 18:51
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 38.5% 18:40
27 S. Blais L 0 1 1 +1 2 0 5 0 07:36
62 O. Beck C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 66.7% 07:09
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 12:28
85 A. Texier L 3 0 3 +2 0 6 1 0 17:15
90 J. Veleno C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 0 50% 10:40
91 O. Kapanen C 1 2 3 +2 0 1 0 4 41.2% 17:19
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 15:36
8 M. Matheson D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 2 25:50
45 A. Carrier D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 6 21:47
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 1 1 09:39
48 L. Hutson D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 24:07
53 N. Dobson D 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 22:43
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 +2 12 0 6 0 08:37
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 27 25 2 .926 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:24 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Boarding 2
1st 10:45 Florida Panthers Uvis Balinskis Interference 2
1st 17:41 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Interference 2
2nd 16:54 Florida Panthers Anton Lundell High sticking double minor 4
3rd 01:06 Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault High sticking 2
3rd 04:26 Florida Panthers Donovan Sebrango Roughing 2
3rd 04:26 Montreal Canadiens Sammy Blais High sticking 2
3rd 09:12 Florida Panthers Sam Bennett Slashing 2
3rd 18:45 Florida Panthers Donovan Sebrango Roughing 2
3rd 18:45 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Roughing 2
3rd 18:45 Montreal Canadiens Owen Beck Charging 2
3rd 18:45 Florida Panthers Donovan Sebrango Roughing 2
3rd 18:45 Florida Panthers Donovan Sebrango Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 18:45 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Michel Cormier
Florida Panthers scratches
Brad Marchand, Seth Jones, Tobias Bjornfot
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Josh Anderson, Jacob Fowler

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/OT Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 8

Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Colorado Avalanche 8 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/OT Game page

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